Protection in a Bottle
A helmeted soldier dabs insect repellent on his cheek while an arrow points to the bottle, under 'Protection in a bottle' and 'Use your insect repellent as directed!'. The footer 'Fight the peril behind the lines' frames insects as an enemy, a mild fear-appeal; the technique is faint.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1944
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- U.S. Army (artist Frank Bensing)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Military
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Own forces
- Purpose
- Warn or inform
- Themes
- War and the military, Health
- Event
- World War II
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Posters, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
U.S. Army. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-1593 (NAID 515258).
Text on the object
PROTECTION in a bottle USE YOUR INSECT REPELLENT AS DIRECTED ! FIGHT THE PERIL BEHIND THE LINES [signature:] FRANK BENSING 44 [imprint:] U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1944--O-574718
